impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
(pent-up) anger; indignation; resentment; irritation
having no way to relieve (one's grief, mortification, etc.); unable to give vent to (one's anger)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
starting point; starting line
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
unfair practices; wrongdoing; malpractice; cheating; foul play
person of high rank or position
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
succession; continuation; series; sequence
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
reaching others' ears; publicity
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
soundproofing; sound insulation
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
outside world; physical world
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent